Wijck was born into an artist family and received his training from his father. He journeyed to Italy, presumably by 1640, the year in which a ‘Tommaso fiammingo, pittore’ (Thomas the Fleming, painter) is documented as residing in Rome in the Via della Fontanella. Although this evidence of his residence in Rome around this time has been questioned,[1] a number of his pictures depict scenes in and around Rome which would indicate a visit to the city at some point.[2] He also resided in the environs of Naples, where he executed many sketches which he subsequently worked up into drawings of coast views.[3]
In 1642 Wijck returned to the northern Netherlands, where he became a member of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke.[1] In 1660 he was appointed Dean of the Haarlem Guild.
He went to England about the time of the Restoration and was much employed. He was followed there by his son and pupil Jan Wyck, who remained in Britain for the rest of his career and played an important role in the development of English sporting painting. Thomas Wyck was also the teacher of the Haarlem painter Jan van der Vaart, who later also immigrated to England.
He died in Haarlem in August 1677. Pieter Mulier II was a follower of his style.
Work
The Alchemist by Thomas Wijck
He excelled in Italianate paintings of shipping and seaports, populated with many figures, very frequently odd characters such as alchemists and misers. His style resembles that of the loose group of Dutch and Flemish genre painters working in Rome who are called the 'Bamboccianti' and were influenced by the genre paintings of Pieter van Laar. He also painted fairs, public markets, and the interiors of chemists’ laboratories.
Thomas Wijck's painting of an alchemist is said to have influenced Joseph Wright of Derby's similar picture. Both pictures contain similar vaulting, a confusion of objects and an assistant who is singled out by the light.[4]
Thomas Wijck painted a View of London before the fire, and another of the north bank of the Thames, from Southwark, exhibiting the mansions of the nobility in the Strand. He also painted the “Fire of London” more than once.
^M. Bryan. Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, biographical and critical. v. II. London, George Bell and Sons, 1889.
^Nicholson, Benedict (1968). Joseph Wright of Derby: painter of light, Volume 1. Taylor & Francis. p. 52. ISBN9780710062840.
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thomas, wijck, also, thomas, wijk, thomas, wyck, 1616, 1677, dutch, painter, port, views, genre, paintings, italian, port, 1640born1616beverwijk, dutch, republicdied1677haarlem, dutch, republicknown, forpaintingmovementdutch, golden, paintingbiography, editwij. Thomas Wijck also Thomas Wijk or Thomas Wyck 1616 1677 was a Dutch painter of port views and genre paintings Thomas WijckItalian Port c 1640Born1616Beverwijk Dutch RepublicDied1677Haarlem Dutch RepublicKnown forPaintingMovementDutch Golden Age paintingBiography EditWijck was born into an artist family and received his training from his father He journeyed to Italy presumably by 1640 the year in which a Tommaso fiammingo pittore Thomas the Fleming painter is documented as residing in Rome in the Via della Fontanella Although this evidence of his residence in Rome around this time has been questioned 1 a number of his pictures depict scenes in and around Rome which would indicate a visit to the city at some point 2 He also resided in the environs of Naples where he executed many sketches which he subsequently worked up into drawings of coast views 3 In 1642 Wijck returned to the northern Netherlands where he became a member of the Haarlem Guild of St Luke 1 In 1660 he was appointed Dean of the Haarlem Guild He went to England about the time of the Restoration and was much employed He was followed there by his son and pupil Jan Wyck who remained in Britain for the rest of his career and played an important role in the development of English sporting painting Thomas Wyck was also the teacher of the Haarlem painter Jan van der Vaart who later also immigrated to England He died in Haarlem in August 1677 Pieter Mulier II was a follower of his style Work Edit The Alchemist by Thomas Wijck He excelled in Italianate paintings of shipping and seaports populated with many figures very frequently odd characters such as alchemists and misers His style resembles that of the loose group of Dutch and Flemish genre painters working in Rome who are called the Bamboccianti and were influenced by the genre paintings of Pieter van Laar He also painted fairs public markets and the interiors of chemists laboratories Thomas Wijck s painting of an alchemist is said to have influenced Joseph Wright of Derby s similar picture Both pictures contain similar vaulting a confusion of objects and an assistant who is singled out by the light 4 Thomas Wijck painted a View of London before the fire and another of the north bank of the Thames from Southwark exhibiting the mansions of the nobility in the Strand He also painted the Fire of London more than once References Edit a b Thomas Wijck at the Netherlands Institute for Art History Thomas Wijck at Sphinx Fine Art M Bryan Dictionary of Painters and Engravers biographical and critical v II London George Bell and Sons 1889 Nicholson Benedict 1968 Joseph Wright of Derby painter of light Volume 1 Taylor amp Francis p 52 ISBN 9780710062840 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thomas Wijck Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Wijck amp oldid 1085548942, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
